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Post 151 wins eighth straight game (VIDEO)

Sentinel & Enterprise

Updated:
07/16/2013 09:54:01 PM EDT

LEOMINSTER -- When Leominster American Legion Post 151 lost to rival East Side on July 6 in the Zone 4 National-Bound Qualifier, first-year manager Jeff Dedeian was hoping his team could quickly re-focus on the regular season.

"It's been a great run since that loss at East Side," Leominster's Matt Russell said. "We've bounced back. All of our wins have been team wins, and you can't ask for much more than that.

"After that (loss) we realized the one thing we can do is win a state championship and we're going to do anything to do that. Coach Dedeian said to just win every single game from now on, and that's what we've been doing."

Leominster, which improved to 21-3 and has already clinched home-field advantage in the Zone 4 playoffs, has gotten hot with the sticks - something it wasn't able to do early this summer.

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"We're starting to hit and get runs in bunches, which is good," Dedeian said. "We still hit our lulls during games, but this was our eighth game in seven days so to win them all through the whole process is pretty good, too."

Leominster broke open a 1-1 game with a huge five-run second inning and never looked back.

"That's what is different with us now," Dedeian said. "Early in the year we were one run an inning and we had to scrape, now we're getting big hits and we're hitting gaps. Guys that weren't hitting early on are starting to hit. Matty is a perfect example. He struggled early and now he's swinging a good bat."

Drury got Leominster on the board in the first inning with an RBI double into the right-center cap, plating Sean Mullaney who drew a leadoff walk.

Clinton High product Kyle Cutler got the start for Post 151 and gutted out five innings. Fitchburg State University-bound Cutler didn't have his A-plus stuff on the evening, but he showed toughness and the ability to wiggle off the hook throughout.

Cutler gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits with three walks and six strikeouts for the victory.

Josh Raymond fanned two in two innings of relief, but surrendered a solo homer to Adam Barry in the seventh.

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